1966 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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The following lists events that happened during 1966 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Incumbents
[edit]- President – Mobutu Sese Seko
- Prime Minister: Léonard Mulamba
Events
[edit]| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| (over the whole year) | Géomines produces 2,818 tonnes of cassiterite.[1] |
| 25 April | Cuvette Centrale, Ubangi, and Moyen-Congo are reunited as Équateur Province.[2] |
| 30 May | Archdiocese of Léopoldville renamed the Archdiocese of Kinshasa |
| 26 October | Post of prime minister is abolished |
| 28 December | Kivu Province is recreated from the provinces of Maniema, North Kivu and South Kivu.[2] |
| 28 December | Orientale Province is formally reconstituted from the amalgamation of Kibali-Ituri, Uélé and Haut-Congo provinces.[2] |
Births
[edit]- 25 June – Dikembe Mutombo, basketball player
References
[edit]- ^ Woodmansee 1969, p. 218.
- ^ a b c Congo (Kinshasa) Provinces.
Sources
[edit]- "Congo (Kinshasa) Provinces", Rulers.org, retrieved 5 August 2020
- Woodmansee, Walter C. (1969), "The Mineral Industry of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa)", Minerals yearbook: Area reports: international 1967 (PDF), vol. IV, Bureau of Mines, pp. 213–218
